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17th June 2009, 00:41 #1
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Your current thoughts on the COT?
I've kept an open mind, erring towards wanting it to succeed.
I think its worth
It's been a difficult car to set up right and there's constant talk of wanting to get clean air but I think its shown that it can produce good races.
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17th June 2009, 00:42 #2
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17th June 2009, 00:47 #3
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I don'thate it like some fans, but I felt the racing was better with the old car. Drivers seemed to like it alot more also.
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17th June 2009, 03:37 #4
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The COT is still fugly and it's done nothing to improve the racing. It seems to be more durable and drivers have applauded the safety aspects of it which is a good thing. When it was ready to be put into service Chad Knaus contended that the old car could've been altered to achieve the same results.
If NASCAR was smart and teams had the resources they'd let the crew chiefs tweak one of their cars to their hearts' content just to see if they could do a better job. I'm not talking about a COT that they're racing but a sort of sample car that they could test. My money would be on the crew chiefs to come up wth a car that raced and handled better."You win some, lose some, and wreck some." - Dale Earnhardt
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17th June 2009, 05:33 #5
i dont like the COT car but its gonna be around for along time, so trying to get use to it
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17th June 2009, 07:50 #6
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On the first few goals I think it's a success.
1. Safety No question (between CoT, HANS & SAFER racing is definately safer.)
2. Equalize competition between mftrs.
3. Durability. These cars hit the wall and continue like the old ones never did. Teams are making do with fewer chassis.
Needs work on handling at some tracks. With the old cars (and in other race series) if the car is off in handling and the crew can't find the right settings, you could usually dial it back and find a slower "comfortable" setup. As in the saying "If you're comfortable in the car you're not going fast enough." With the CoT, if it's not running right there's not necessarily a slower safe setting to go to.
They need to add some adjustability. Maybe driver adjustable swaybar(s). Formula & Sports have it, it can't be that expensive to add to the CoT.
Also the CoT is favoring drivers who like a real loose setup (Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards) over drivers who prefer a neutral or tight setup (Jeff Gordon, DE jr, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman)
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17th June 2009, 12:29 #7
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I like the looks of the COT & it is safer ...
it is here to stay, so I try not to think about whether I like it or not.2008 ESPN Stockcar Challenge MSF Champion :D
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18th June 2009, 05:11 #8
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The COT is a great idea with awful execution. I'm all for standardizing the chassis, but i'm 100% against standardizing the body.
NASCAR doesn't seem to know what they want from it either. They built it to punch a big hole in the air which makes it draft well at Talladega, but at a downforce track it'll amplify aeropush.
Adding front downforce won't do much to correct the problem. As soon as the car gets in traffic the push will be worse than before.racing-reference.info/showblog?id=1785
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18th June 2009, 12:18 #9
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What would be an ideal way to deal with aeropush?
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18th June 2009, 14:35 #10
getting rid of the rear wing for starters
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